Death sentence overturned for man who killed five-year-old nephew
By Rana Husseini - Feb 16,2021 - Last updated at Feb 16,2021
AMMAN The Court of Cassation has overturned an October Criminal Court verdict, sentencing a man to death after convicting him of murdering his nephew in May 2019.
The Criminal Court declared the defendant guilty of stabbing the five-year-old boy to death on May 30 and handed him the capital punishment.
However, the higher court ruled that “the premeditated murder condition is not present in the case and the Criminal Court needs to revisit its ruling again to consider this factor”. It was clear to the court that the murder happened the minute the defendant spotted the victim, and he did not plan it, the higher court ruled.
Man handed 10-year prison term for drug possession
By Rana Husseini - Feb 09,2021 - Last updated at Feb 09,2021
AMMAN The Court of Cassation has upheld a September State Security Court (SSC) ruling, sentencing a drug dealer to 10 years in prison after convicting him of possessing illegal narcotics in Mafraq in January of last year.
The court declared the defendant guilty of possessing a stash of illegal narcotics while driving his vehicle on the Mafraq Highway and handed him a 15-year prison term.
However, the SSC decided to reduce the sentence to 10 years in prison to “give the defendant a second chance in life”.
Man gets 5-year jail term for molesting minor
By Rana Husseini - Jan 11,2021 - Last updated at Jan 11,2021
AMMAN The Court of Cassation has upheld a September Criminal Court ruling, sentencing a man to five years in prison after convicting him of molesting a teenage girl in Ruseifa in April 2020.
The court declared the defendant guilty of molesting the 16-year-old girl in a secluded area near the victim’s home and handed him the maximum sentence.
Court papers said the victim and the defendant became acquaintance because they lived in the same neighbourhood.
“The two exchanged numbers and decided to meet up to get to know each other,” according to the court transcripts.